since the last version I don’t like the builder
Sorry. We’re trying hard to iterate and build a better product.
I do not understand the interest, the system before was good.
The course builder was originally written nearly 3 years ago. It wasn’t built with the future in mind and in the next few months we’re planning a lot of new features to be added to LifterLMS which I could not add to the course builder I wrote 3 years ago. It was short sighted. We’re always improving and this is a huge step towards a much much better interface. I’m sorry that the vision is not clear but I promise these changes were made in order to ultimately provide you and the rest of our users with a better product.
If I go through the builder the url newlesson is automatically added and it needs to be changed by hand.
This is the way the builder always worked.
If I created a new lesson by the menu, I can not assign it to a course and the builder tells me each time:
I was stupid. I had *no idea* how important this was to our users. I removed the feature because I was personally convinced that this was a useless feature and workflow and I was DEAD WRONG. Last night I built the first iteration of the “Add Existing Lesson” feature back to the builder. By tomorrow or Friday at the latest that will be deployed. This will allow you to create a lesson and then add it to the course the way you’re used to.
I made a mistake. I am sorry about that. I try to understand how our users use LifterLMS but the reality is that I don’t know our users as well as I thought I did. I appreciate you taking the time to leave this feedback as it helps me have a better grasp of how people are using our product.
I love LifterLMS but not at all that builder that seems useless.
I think useless is a pretty harsh criticism and I disagree with you but, BUT, I hear you. All I can say is I’m sorry and that I’m working on adding back in the removed feature.
In the meantime, if you cannot work with LifterLMS as it is, I’d recommend rolling back to the last version that you liked. Keep an eye out for future releases.
As a final note: we will continue to iterate and improve LifterLMS. The course builder will be the future hub of LifterLMS. I don’t know how to better cast the vision that we have mapped out internally but we’re going to be moving more and more features into the course builder. Why? Because I find it slow and tiresome to be creating certificates, achievements, lessons, emails, and engagements from that many different screens. I have a vision of a much cleaner and smoother and faster interface where all of these currently disparate pieces of LifterLMS are unified into a single interface.
That’s where we’re headed. It’ll be another year, at least, before that vision is fully realized but this is the first step. I hope you’re willing to stick with us to get there because I know when we do you’ll be stoked.
Thanks again,
